Printing, folding, and delivery mechanism



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,782

H. M. BARBER PRINTING, FOLDING, AND DELIVERY MECHANISM Filed June 11,1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 o Q N N a O Q Q I (Y) R I t O \\\\i &n? R? a s N ILL x w a? A L a a a Feb. 28, 192 8. 1,660,782

r H. M. BARBER PRINTING, FOLDING, AND DELIVERY IECHANISM Filed June 11,1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR M 7%. 7;

ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 28, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE.

HOWARD BARBER. OF PAVTCATUCK, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO Ci'B. COTTRELL-8zSONS COMPANY, OF \VESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

PRINTING, FOLDING, AND DELIVERY MECHANISM.

Application filed June 11,

Machines designed especially for printing folding and delivering looselywoven orlight fabrics such as burlap or cotton often choke up in theprinting mechanism or the folding mechanism because of the tendency of.

the material to wrinkle.

requires the machine to be stopped and the printing and foldingmechanisms to bedisconnected so that each mechanism may be movedindependently of the other.. There.- fore, some means must be. employed.whereby the'printing andfolding mechanisms may be disconnected andreconnected only when in their proper relationto each other.

The objectof this invention is to provide novel vmeans-whereby themachine maybe.

stopped atiany point inits cycle and the printing and folding mechanismsdisconnected from each other, said means requiringthe bringing of theprinting and folding mechanisms back into their proper relationbeforethe two mechanisms can be reconnected. .5

This invention more particularly includes astructure in. which a clutchis provided in. V thedriving connection between the two mechanisms,which clutch is operatedby a lever for disconnecting and reconnectingthetwo -meehanisms, lever controlling members also being provided, whichmembers are friction: allymounted on a cylinder shaft-of the printingmechanism and. a cylinder shaft of the folding mechanism, said membersbeing manually rotatable into position to permit the clutch operatinglever to be manipulated to disconnect the two mechanisms while theyarestill in their proper relation to each other and requiring the twomechanisms to be brought back into their proper relation before theclutch operating lever can be operated to reconnect the mechanisms.

A practical embodiment of my invention is .represented in theaccompanying drawings, inwhich Fig. 1 represents a diagrammatic sidcview of the connected printing and folding mechanisms.

Fig. 2 represents an enlarged detail side view showing the parts in fulllines in the positions they assume when the hand wheels have been movedinto position to permit the operating lever to be moved to disconnectthe two mechanisms; and in dotted lines in the positions the partsassume when the op- "the two mechanisms,

This, as well as.

as comprising. thefirs't and second printing other contingencies whicharise, frequently carrier. 8 The driving connectio 1 ..-p.r.1nt-n1g.meh,

1927. Serial No. 198,109.

ei'atiiig-lever,has movedto disconnect Fig. ,3 re present-15a detailplan view of same. The -pr1nting mechanism is herein .sho'wn' p es ad-B, -K e f l d l a i1 5:

ery m cha m i he e h vnIascbn. R i slQg th f i g yli de .6; f h l liverycylinder 7 and theg' endless delivery .Jb 'a'f Qd he. di g and? l v r mh nism l 'z' 'h. ,wn attempting." a shaft 9. connected at on' 'endto th..iin pr'esr 5 sion cylinder. 2 fthefirsapnnting couple. through theclutch.1(),; l l a,nd fiiainpffgears 12,. 13, andf at its other .end,.to the folding and, deliver mechanism" through 'atrain of gears -16, 1-f, 13, IQl' The .coacting rotary cuttrs fforl lslevering t e sheets fromthe websare represented'by 'QOQfQII" I v .Th m be 1.1iofj h 'ctu"ivhichiare ries the 'gear l2 is"looselyniountedon lthe shaft 9 and themember 10. of :the .-cli'1"tch'-fis slidablykeyed on Siam-s aft;Thisieli'i'tchfis utilized for disconnecting and V rediincting h P nt gh ni tr m! nd-lo shade livery. mecha.ism." iThe fog-far ed operatinglever is, pivoted 'at' 22 "onear'm 23 b'eingconnected to themovableclntchjinember 10, another arm 24'. being utilized as a handle,the third arm 25 being connected to. one end of arod 26, and the fourtharm 27 being connected to one end of a rod 28. The other ends of therods 2.6; 28 are bifurcated to slidably embrace their respectivecylinder shafts 29, 30 of the printing and folding mechanisms. v

Hand wheels 31 and 32 are frictionally mounted upon their respectiveshafts 29 and 30 so that the, hand wheels may be manually rotated onsaid shafts. These hand wheels are respectively provided withcircularflanges 33 and 34 having openings .35 and 36 therethrough. The rods 26and 28 of the clutch operating lever are provided with studs 37 and 38which are located with-- in their respective hand wheel flanges 33 and34 when the clutch is closed and the printing and folding mechanisms areoperatively connected, so that-the lever cannot be operated until bothof the hand wheels are rotatively adjusted to bring the openings 35 and36 in their circular flanges 33 and 34 opposite the studs 37 and 38. Asuitable keeper 39 engages'the handle fdI'IHTQiiOfftllB':clutch'operat-ing'lever to hold the lever in-its different positions.

Inoperation: When a choke? or other.-

contingenoy arises, the machine-is stopped.

The hand wheels 31 and 32 are then turned on their respective.cylinder'shaftsflih and:- until the openings 35 and 36 in the circularflanges 33 and 34 are 'bi'ongh't'opposite' to the studs 37 and 38 ontherods 26 and 28; This willpermitthe clutch "operating le ver. to bemanipulated to withdraw the studs 37and" 38' fromwithin" their flangesand to withdraw the clutch member 10 from itsengagement' withtheclutchzmemher-ll, thereby' disconnecting the printingmechanism fromthe folding mechanism. The printing'.

mechanism or. the; folding mechanism may then he moved independently ofthe other} w to remove the:'ch o'lie, orfor any. other pur- "pose. The:two mechanisms are then 're-,

turnedto their original. position-in proper relation .to' each .other bybringing the' open ings'35 and. 36 in the flanges 33'and. 34 of. thehandwheels23l' and32 opposite-thestuds:

that, I' liaVe provided means. whereby-the printing mechanism may he.stopped at anypointl in its cycle and disconnected from the: foldingmechanism, 'said means requiring he printing mechanism and' the folding;

mechanisms to he brought back into their proper relation before they canbe reconnectedl The throw-out means herein described is not only. usefulfor the ready, elemination of chokes in the printing mechanism or. thefolding mechanism but is: also useful for. permitting the printingmechanism to be disconnected from the folding mechanism whilen'iaking-ready and for mounting the plates, 0r for any other purpose.

While Ihave referred particularly to the application, of. this inventionto machines for printing and folding "loosely woven or light fabrics itis. to be understood that this invention is well adapted. for use inmachines for. printing'and. folding; in general.

It is evident that various changes may be resorted to in theconstruction, formand arrangement of the several. parts withoutdepartingfrom the spirit and scope ofmy invention; hence, I do not intend'to belimited to the particular embodiment herein shown and described, but

disconnecting and reconnecting said mech- What I claim is 1;.AXprintingmechanismggafoldinguneclr aniSm; their driving connection,'and means manually movable to permit the disconnection and.reconnection ofsaidmechanisms only when in=their proper relationto eachother. i

2. A. printing mechanism, a folding mechanism, their driving connection,means for 76 an1sms,.and members manually movable to permit" theoperation: of said means only when mechanisms are inth'eir' properrelation to-eaehother.

31''A printing-mechanism, a folding mech anism, their drivingconnection" including a CliItC-h ii clutch operatinglever fordisconnecting and reconnecting 'saidmechanis'ms, and Qlever controllingmembers 'niovable into" position to permit the opera'tion' -of 'saidlever only when the 'mec hanisms -are'- in their proper-relation-toeach'other:

4. "A' printing mechanism, afoldin'gmecb anism, their driving-connectionincluding a. clutch, said' printing mechanism including a cylindershaft, 'saidfdltliiig-meehanism' 1n-- clhding a cylinder shaft, faclutch operating lever for 'disconnecti'ngand' reconnecting; saidmechanisms, and "leverc'ontrolliiig-members frictionallymon'ntedonsaidishafts-and- 95 manually movahle 'into'. posi-tiontopermitthe operation of said" lever only when, the mechanisms are in" theirproper relation to each other; v

55. A printing mechanism, afolding mechanism, their driving condeetion-incli dlng'a; clutch, saidprinting mechanism inolnding' a cylindershaftf sa'id folding-mechanism im" eluding acylindershaffi a clutchoperating lever for" disconnecting and.- reconnecting said mechanisms,rods attachedto-said-lever and slidahle onsaidshafts, studs on saidrods, and hand wheels friotionall'y-mounted on 'said' shafts andprovided with annular flanges engaging saidstu'ds; sa-id flanges hav-11o ing openings arranged to bebrought into position to release saidstuds for permittin the operation ofthe lever only Whenthe sai 1mechanisms are in their proper-jrelation to each other.

6. A printing-mechanism, a folding'fand delivery mechanism, theirdriving connec tion, andmeans-ma'nuall'y movableto permit thedisconnection and reconnection of said mechanisms only when in theirproper relation to each other.

7. A printing mechanism, 'a-= folding'and delivery mechanism, theirdriving connection, means for disconnecting andreconnectingsaid'mechanisms, and members manually 126 movable to permit theoperation of said. means'only when the mechanisms are in their properrelation to each other.

8. A printing: mechanism,a' folding and. delivery mechanism, their:driving connec- 130 tion including a clutch, a clutch operating leverfor disconnecting, and reconnecting said mechanisms, and levercontrolling members movable into position to permit the operation ofsaid lever only when the mechanisms are in their proper relation to eachother.

9. A printing mechanism, a folding and delivery mechanism, their drivingconnection including a clutch, said printing mechanism including acylinder shaft, said folding and delivery mechanism including a cylindershaft, a clutch operating lever for disconnecting and reconnecting saidmechanisms, and lever controlling members frictionally mounted on saidshafts and manually movable into position to permit the operation ofsaid lever only when the mechanisms are in their proper relation to eachother.

10. A printing mechanism, a folding and delivery mechanism, theirdriving connection including a clutch, said printing mechanism includinga cylinder shaft, said folding and delivery mechanism including acylinder shaft, a clutch operating lever for disconmeeting andreconnecting said mechanisms, rods attached to said lever and slidableon said shafts, studs on said rods, and hand wheels frictionally mountedon said shafts and provided with annular flanges engaging said studs,said flanges having openings arranged to be brought into position torelease said studs for permitting the operation of the lever only whenthe said mechanisms are in their proper relation to each other.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name'this 9th day of June, 1927.

HOWARD M. BARBER.

